Vols T logoKNOXVILLE – Tennessee is heating up just in time for the start of Southeastern Conference competition.
Jordan McRae scored 19 points to lead six Tennessee players in double figures Saturday as the Volunteers tuned up for league play with a 98-51 blowout of Division II program Tusculum that represented their most lopsided victory in Cuonzo Martin’s three-year coaching tenure.
The Vols (9-4) head into Tuesday’s SEC opener with LSU on a three-game winning streak, and they have shot at least 50 percent in each of those three victories. Tennessee shot 57.4 percent (35 of 61) overall and 47.8 percent (11 of 23) from 3-point range against Tusculum.
“When you’re making shots – and we’re capable of making shots – we’re a different team,” Martin said.
Not all the news was good for Tennessee.